Assembly Bill A9068

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the state to participate in the United Nations for certain purposes where the federal government has disengaged

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A9068 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §111, Exec L

2025-A9068 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state to participate in the United Nations human rights council's universal periodic review when the federal government has disengaged from such review.

2025-A9068 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9068
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             September 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RAGA -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the  depart-
   ment  of  state  to  participate  in  the  United  Nations for certain
   purposes where the federal government has disengaged

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 111 to
 read as follows:
   §  111.  PARTICIPATION  IN  THE UNITED NATIONS. THE STATE, THROUGH THE
 DEPARTMENT OF STATE, SHALL  PARTICIPATE  IN  THE  UNITED  NATIONS  HUMAN
 RIGHTS  COUNCIL'S  UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
 HAS DISENGAGED FROM SUCH REVIEW. THE STATE SHALL CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE
 TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
 REENGAGES WITH SUCH REVIEW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13663-01-5

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